Roundtop Mountain Resort

The Roundtop Mountain Resort is a resort located in Pennsylvania. During the winter months the resort offers skiing, snowboarding, and snowtubing. During the spring, summer, and fall, Roundtop offers zip lines, a ropes course, OGO Balls, and year-round paintball.

Roundtop Mountain Resort
LocationWarrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest major cityLewisberry, Pennsylvania
Vertical600 feet (180 m)
Top elevation1,335 feet (407 m)
Base elevation755 feet (230 m)
Skiable area103 acres (0.42 km2)
Runs20 total
29% Easier
30% More Difficult
31% Most Difficult
10% Extremely Difficult
Lift system7 total (3 quad chair, 2 triple chair, 1 J-Bar, 2 surface)
Terrain parks2
Websitehttp://www.skiroundtop.com

Along with two other resorts, Whitetail Ski Resort and Liberty Mountain Resort, it is owned by Snow Time, Inc.[1]

History

Roundtop Mountain Resort was originally developed under the name Ski Roundtop by Irvin Naylor in the wake of a disappointing experience in 1964 at another now defunct local resort. He was unwilling to commute to Vermont to ski. A local surveyor suggested property owned by Ethel Barrett, which Naylor purchased for $30,000. With other investors, Naylor formed Snow Time, Inc., to run the ski resort and leased the land to the corporation. Naylor's original stake in Snow Time, Inc. was 10-percent. After a number of successful years, the corporation bought the land from him. Naylor then used the proceeds to increase his stake in Snow Time, Inc. to a 75-percent share, wresting control of the company from his fellow investors.[2] In October 2018, Roundtop and the other two Snow Time resorts were bought by Peak Resorts. In July 2019, Roundtop, along with the other Peak Resorts ski areas, was purchased by Vail Resorts for $264 million.

Statistics
  • Elevation: Base 755 ft (230 m).
  • Summit: 1,335 ft (407 m).
  • Vertical Drop: 600 ft (180 m)
  • Number of Trails: 20
  • Slope Difficulty: 29% Easier, 30% More Difficult, 31% Most Difficult, 10% Extremely Difficult
  • Lifts: 3 Quads, 2 Triples, 1 J-bar, 2 carpet lifts
  • Night Skiing: 95% terrain, 7 nights a week
  • Snowmaking: 100%
  • Skiing Season: November to mid-March (weather dependent)

Trails

Roundtop Mountain Resort possesses slopes with varying levels of difficulty. The trail names are as follows:

Easier Trails: Powderhorn, Drummer Boy, Fanny Hill, Discovery Area

More Difficult Trails: Lower Lafayette's Leap, Minuteman, Recruit, Susquehanna, Lower Exhibition

Most Difficult Trails: Upper Lafayette's Leap, Barrett's Trail, Bunker Hill, Upper Exhibition, Patriot, Lower Ramrod, Lower Gunbarrel

Extremely Difficult Trails: Upper Gunbarrel, Upper Ramrod

Terrain Parks: Fife & Drum, J-Bar Park

References
  1. "Snow Time, Inc.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  2. Southall, Brooke (17 February 1995). "Ski-resort owner races way to business success". Central Penn Business Journal. 10 (5). p. 14. ProQuest 236375369.

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